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Article History

Received: 1 April 2023

Revised: 2 July 2023

Accepted: 10 July 2023

First Online: 17 November 2023

Ethics declaration

: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

: The study was a service evaluation to assess reasons for mouth care advice from healthcare professionals for hospitalised patients and was approved by the Trust Clinical Governance groups - formal approval from an ethics committee was not required.

: Data were collected retrospectively and anonymised, so consent to participate was not required. Patient case details have been modified so that patients cannot be identified.

: Data availability: not applicable.